The Marina Industries Association (MIA), with its Awards partner Club Marine Insurance, has announced the entries into the 2015-2016 Marina of the Year Awards are now open. These Awards recognize excellence and leadership across the luxury yacht marina industries and provide valuable benchmarks for industry as well as the wider community.
Club Marine Chief Executive Officer Simon McLean said Club Marine is pleased to again be supporting the Awards. “Marinas play a key role in providing boating infrastructure and services that keep the boating industry developing. Club Marine values the opportunity to support these Awards, which encourage and reward excellence in the marina sector.”
The Marina of the Year Awards are open to both MIA members and non-members. The best International Marina category attracts entries from marinas across the globe. There are 16 award categories including best Commercial Marina under 140 boats, best Dry Stack Storage Facility and best Marina Innovation by a Supplier.
MIA President Andrew Chapman said Awards participation has grown strongly over the past six years. “As the status of the Awards has built so has participation. Winners and finalists have also got better at promoting their achievements and this in turn is encouraging more businesses to enter as they can see the promotional benefits the awards deliver”.
Award entrants are able to submit multiple entries. This year applications are purely on-line with strict limits on the size of entries to keep the process manageable for entrants. The last day for applications is 12th December 2014 and all submissions must be received by the MIA by C.O.B. 19th December 2014. Entrants can find all the information needed to enter on the MIA web site.
The Awards will be presented at Marine15 International Conference and Trade Exhibition to be held 3-5 May 2015 on the Gold Coast.
